"You could easily take many original Wii titles from Retro Studios or Nintendo and release them again in HD and they would look and play better than many current titles. I believe that the most important resource in game development is the developers, rather than the actual hardware."

[insert loud coughing with Okami in it here] So Linzner reckons the Wii U could successfully sell remade Wii titles. I'm sure you can guess the responses this has received. I can see potential for it though, such as remaking titles for the franchises featured in Nintendo Land to build upon generated interest.

Ditto. If they go with LttP on 3DS then MM on the Wii U would seem more likely to me, but then again I also want WW on Wii U... whether they bother to polish the latter before putting it on the Wii U is another thing altogether.

But in saying that, ease of accessibility to titles like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption or Donkey Kong Country Returns in HD and possibly new controls could work out alright.

On a more serious note, I don't have a huge problem with remakes. You're not forced to buy them, it makes it easier for new audiences to jump into great games, and its an easy way for companies to get money to hopefully put towards original games. It does get annoying when so many are announced at once in lieu of new games, though.

I also think they have a much more useful place as early life titles, since they can be pumped out fast and don't need to really use the console's abilities to its fullest. Late life games feel a lot more like a cash grab.

I do have to admit though, all the talk of HD and all the power of the consoles nowadays makes it feel kinda silly to be literally playing old games, pretty much proving that not a whole lot moved forward this gen. than last.

Sounds to me like New Play Control mixed with the HD Collections we've seen on PS3/360. Linzner is really just saying what everyone already knows, that advanced hardware and impressive graphics don't make games, good design does.

And on the topic of Zelda remakes, do we really need another Link to the Past remake? I say skip it and get straight to making a new 2D Zelda adventure! Majora's Mask maybe. I'd love to see it expanded with more dungeons and side-quests, but that most likely won't happen.